Prosecutors have filed a DUI resulting in death charge against a man accused of driving drunk and killing an unborn child .

Clark County District Attorney Steve Wolfson said after a Tuesday hearing for Maximiliano Chavez, 27, that this case may be the first of its kind for his office.

“There are some states that speak to whether or not a prosecutor can charge a DUI death of an unborn child,” said the district attorney. “My understanding is Nevada law is silent on that.”

The Metropolitan Police Department has said Chavez caused a four-vehicle crash Saturday afternoon at West Blue Diamond Road and Las Vegas Boulevard South. Besides the child who died, a 9-year-old and the pregnant mother also suffered life-threatening injuries.

Police said Chavez ran a red light. Wolfson said Chavez was

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